New research from UCLA finds a new, fairly simple effective treatment for those with OCD: confronting their fears. Say, for instance, someone is compelled to wash their hands consistently throughout the day; facing their fear…
Mental Health
Love is patient. Love is kind. Love is fleeting. Love is friendship on fire. Love is sacrifice. Love is…impossible to define. But the good news is, it’s aplenty—even if we don’t know exactly how to…
We’re often told to trust our intuition and “go with our gut.” Why? Where did this saying come from? Well, it’s actually quite literal: when we find ourselves in an…
If you had to define love using just three words, what three words would you use? Your answer would most likely differ from mine. Why? Because everybody has at least slightly different views on and…
We are all guilty of being overly critical, demeaning, and simply unkind to ourselves. Whether we’re shaming ourselves for gaining a couple pounds, pouting in the mirror for having messy hair, or literally telling ourselves…
Over the last few years, I’ve learned more about mental health than I ever thought possible: I’ve learned that exercise is as beneficial to our mental wellbeing as it is our physical wellbeing; I’ve learned that anxiety disorders…
The title says it all: you are not alone in your suffering. Every single person you encounter today—your coworker, your boss, the guy sitting next to you in traffic, the person you just passed on…
New research says all it takes is a quick examination of an individual’s face to read their emotions—no body language or movement needed. More specifically, this study “Facial color is an efficient mechanism to visually…
Experts advise against snacking while watching TV. Why? Because we often do so mindlessly, and before you know it, that whole bag of potato chips (which was full just moments ago) is empty. This has…
The latest research into the harmful effects of social media has found a link between increased social media use at age 10 and a reduced wellbeing. More specifically, this study “Gender differences in the associations…
Instead of facing painful emotions, I used to swallow them as far down as they would go. I’d insist that I was fine, assuring concerned friends and family with a…
Maybe your relationship is hanging by a thread; or maybe your relationship “couldn’t be better.” In either and any regard, you could benefit from couples counseling. Couples counseling is designed to help couples weather any…
